Pacific Tunnel

The Pacific Tunnel is a silver, lead, and gold mine located in Lincoln county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,109 feet.

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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Pacific Tunnel  

State:  Nevada

County:  Lincoln

Elevation: 6,109 Feet (1,862 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Lead, Gold

Lat, Long: 37.92528, -114.44333

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Pacific Tunnel MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Pacific Tunnel


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Gold


Location

State: Nevada
County: Lincoln
District: Pioche District


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ORE CONTAINS 50% PB, 200-300 OZ AG, AND $20-30 AU/TON (1911)


Materials

Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Deposit): YUBA DIKE WAS INTERSECTED, CROSSCUT FOR 25 FT AND A 4-5 FT THICK ORE SHOOT WAS FOUND OF MILLING ORE. THE EAST END OF THE DRIFT ON THE DIKE IS AT THE 150 FT STATION OF THE SHAFT OF THE MASCOT SILVER MINING CO., THE SUCCESSOR OF THE BOSTON PIOCHE MINING CO. IN THIS PART OF THE DIKE IT WAS REPORTED THAT AN ORE SHOOT WAS FOUND 100 FT LONG, 2-3 FT THICK CARRYING 57% PB AND 157 OZ /T AG AND $10/T AU (1932). THIS ORE WAS FOUND BY FOLLOWING A QUARTZITE FISSURE" VEIN INTO THE PORPHYRY.

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972

Comment (Workings): 1200 FT LONG TUNNEL


References

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Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.